A two member sanitizing team of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) reached this house in Bibwewadi after a Covid19 was detected to a resident. The men wore the PPE kit, did the spraying and left on a scooter. Express Photo by Pavan Khengre, 13.06.20, Pune. A two member team of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) sanitises cars in Bibwewadi, on June 13, 2020. (Express Photo: Pavan Khengre)
Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can be transformed into renewable liquid fuels, according to a new study in the journal Biofuels, published by the Taylor & Francis Group.
The research describes a strategy for converting billions of items of disposable PPE from its plastic state into biofuels.
The transformation into biocrude, a type of synthetic fuel, will not just prevent the severe after-effects to humankind and the environment but also produce a source of energy, the researchers from The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies said.
